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by micks56 17y ago
There probably are CRCs run during the decoding process, but CRCs only tell you "yes this is correct" or "no, something went wrong." There are additional protection schemes that can detect and correct bit errors. Those are probably also run
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by micks56 17y ago
But the reason why your digital TV shows the correct screen is because the cable transmitted the "digital" bits between your DVD player and the TV correctly. If you have a poorly made cable you will get bit errors. Electromagnetic interfere
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by micks56 17y ago
My patience for the line, "It is digital. It either works or it doesn't" ended a long time ago. "Digital" signals are analog signals, but the only difference is that they are restricted to being above or below some threshold. But around tha
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by micks56 17y ago
That is true. But a forum can be a means to operate a business. The filmjackets.com guy operates the forum because he likes film jackets. The owner and the members research who makes the jacket and where to get it. Sometimes the jacket is c
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by micks56 17y ago
First, I am sufficiently embarrassed that I neglected to check your profile. I slightly remembered your name, but could not remember why. Then I refreshed my recollection by viewing your profile and remember your Startup Law 101 posts. I te
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by micks56 17y ago
Do you have any sort law background? Your knowledge is certainly above the general citizen, but the application of the law is off. 1. Safer alternative design is only recognized in a minority of US jurisdictions. Warning defects is a separa
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by micks56 17y ago
We may think that it is the user's responsibility to know, but that is not the law in most jurisdictions. Apple didn't win this case because the Court thought personal responsibility should triumph. Apple won the case because the plaintiffs
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by micks56 17y ago
If the infringer did not have to incur development costs, or reduced development costs, those would be saved costs and included as part of the damage award. I will also add that the plaintiff only needs to enter the infringer's gross revenu
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by micks56 17y ago
This is an inaccurate statement of the law. Chapter 17 of the United States Code goes into voluminous detail of that actual law. Actual damages includes costs saved by the infringer. Courts can also impose punitive damages, which is not nec
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by micks56 17y ago
The "no defense" proposition isn't entirely accurate. This particular court in 1884 said that necessity was not a defense to murder. A FL, GA, SC, NC, etc. court in 2009 may disagree. A defendant could also assert insanity or diminished me
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by micks56 17y ago
Important to know: negotiating the sale of a domain to a purchaser is evidence of bad faith on the part of the seller because the seller. If a person wants to keep the domain name, not answering the emails is a better option than asking for
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by micks56 17y ago
That's what I gather, too. Looks like an added service is that they will notify you when similar marks to yours are filed. (found here: http://www.trademarkia.com/press-release.aspx ) I am interested in seeing how (if?) they implement that
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by micks56 17y ago
The answers to legal questions are almost always, "It depends." More facts are always needed than given to determine how the case might come out. I say "might come out" because you need to remember that you have a jury and a judge interpret
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by micks56 17y ago
Oh, OK. I can't comment on your facts specifically, so the links below just deal with privacy in general. For an introduction to the issues and the laws, read this law review article. Michael Froomkin, Cyberspace and Privacy: A New Legal Pa
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by micks56 17y ago
Facts are not copyrightable. Compilations of facts may be copyrightable. Feist Publications, Inc., v. Rural Telephone Service Co. , 499 U.S. 340 (1991).
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by micks56 17y ago
Hi Octopart guys, My company buys millions of dollars of electric components per year. Our products go into potentially explosive locations, so our quality and certification standards are very high. One requirement put on us by the certific
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by micks56 17y ago
Trademark rights arise once the mark is used to identify goods in the stream of commerce. Registration gets you two things: 1. The scope of your mark applies beyond your geographical area. 2. Registration on principal register is constructi
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by micks56 17y ago
Very interesting. I am in Massachusetts. I worked in an auto body shop for several years growing up. Parts markup for auto body work is 0% in Massachusetts. The insurance companies have books that list cost of parts, and labor times to repa
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by micks56 17y ago
The mechanic will tell you, "Fine. Go to the average costing mechanic then." At that point it will be up to you to find him. A busy mechanic will give higher quotes because he doesn't need your business. His worker utilization is high, and
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by micks56 17y ago
What is the going rate for this work? You probably are paying for the document itself. Suing a lawyer for malpractice is difficult (high standard to prove and with the American legal system, you pay your own lawyer fees to bring/defend a ca
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by micks56 17y ago
Hi, thanks for the plug! It looks like my second prediction was wrong. I said that Boeing would release a statement in 3 weeks with a delay of 6 months. It took Boeing 5 weeks to issue the statement, and the delay is TBD, but sounds like 10
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by micks56 17y ago
Maybe it's just me, but I've never actually believed that Microsoft bundling a browser (that they made, of course) is monopolistic. You are right. Bundling the browser did not make Microsoft monopolistic. What the court did find was that
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by micks56 17y ago
Think of free speech as a noun. Perhaps it should be written as free-speech. What this means is that 1st Amendment protections don't apply to all forms of speech, only free-speech. Examples of things that are not considered free-speech are
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by micks56 17y ago
Yes, because that is exactly how the 1st Amendment works. In NYT , the Federal Government tried to abridge the freedom of press. That triggered the 1st Amendment protections. Here, with TechCrunch, neither the Federal Government or any Sta
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by micks56 17y ago
1. I have tremendous respect for the press and the work they do. I am separating personal values from what the law is. But I do believe that this is a case where the law and ethics are on the same side. 2. This isn't my standard. It is the
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by micks56 17y ago
It is not a Constitutional question, and I am not thinking of something in contract law. To be a First Amendment issue, there MUST be involvement by the Federal Government, or a State Government (via the 14th Amendment), or by a State Actor
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by micks56 17y ago
Your definition of trade secrets is different than most court's definition. The definition used by most jurisdictions is: 1. Not generally known or ascertainable by legal methods (TechCrunch violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to get
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by micks56 17y ago
The First Amendment doesn't apply here. The First Amendment Right to Free Speech only applies to the Federal Government, whereby it cannot restrict free speech. It applies to the states through the 14th Amendment due process clause. Publish
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Not according to the law. The Plaintiff's lawyer will allege that the camera is defective where it does not have the necessary safety devices to accommodate third party batteries. Courts consider that a design defect. Manufacturers have a n
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by micks56 17y ago
Product Liability Law in many jurisdictions requires manufacturers to correct problems when they become known. Some jurisdictions require the correction for already sold and shipped product (Hello, this is Panasonic. Send your camera in for

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